Capital Build Project Manager

Do you want to work on one or the most exciting transformation projects in the public sector?

The Defence Housing Service (DHS) is being created through the Armed Forces Bill to deliver a step-change in housing for the UK’s Armed Forces and their families following the publication of the Defence Housing Strategy on 3 November 2025, which marked the most significant change to Armed Forces housing in over 50 years. DHS will bring a dedicated focus to improving the homes, communities and lived experience of Service personnel, placing families firmly at the heart of everything it does.

This is one of the most ambitious housing transformation programmes in the UK today. Backed by a £9.2 billion investment, DHS will modernise tens of thousands of homes, introduce a more proactive and customer-focused approach to maintenance, and unlock new opportunities to develop housing on Defence land. DHS will have the focus and agility to deliver change at pace, combining public service values with greater flexibility to build the skills, systems and partnerships needed for the future.

This is a rare opportunity to be part of shaping its culture, influencing how it works, and helping deliver lasting improvements for Service families across the UK.

The Defence Housing team is currently part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), who respond to the evolving needs of our military personnel, and the ways in which they live, work, train and deploy. We are proud to be the expert partner Defence needs for all their infrastructure requirements. From large scale infrastructure projects such as runways for the F35 fighter jets to net carbon-zero accommodation for our Service families, our activities focus relentlessly on our customers, and our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!

DIO , What we deliver every day.

The future delivery model for this team is currently under review and may change as part of potential organisational developments. This could include the team or function transferring to a different employer or organisational structure in the future. Should activities transfer out of the Ministry of Defence existing employees transferring with those activities will maintain the same, or substantially the same, terms and conditions of employment.

Are you an experienced construction Project Manager looking to deliver projects that make a real difference?

This is an exciting opportunity to join us and play a key role in the delivery of housing construction projects across the UK. Working as part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team, you’ll manage projects within a large and varied portfolio, ensuring they are delivered to agreed time, cost, quality and risk requirements.

Reporting to the Deputy Head of Housing Construction, you’ll take a hands-on approach to project delivery, working independently while engaging with project specialists, consultants, developers, suppliers and delivery partners. You’ll build effective relationships across a diverse stakeholder community, using your communication and influencing skills to resolve issues and keep delivery on track.

You’ll oversee project performance from planning through to delivery, monitoring progress, costs, risks and issues and providing clear reporting to senior leaders.

You’ll also support procurement activity and the development of business cases and evidence required for project approvals, ensuring activity follows appropriate governance and assurance processes. As a member of the team, you’ll champion effective project, programme and portfolio management (P3M) practices, applying relevant standards, frameworks and processes throughout your projects.

This is a great opportunity to use your project management expertise to influence delivery, overcome challenges and help deliver high-quality housing projects that support the wider Defence community.

A Full UK driving licence is essential, as the role requires regular travel to project sites across the Defence estate, many of which are remote and not easily accessible via public transport.

What you'll be doing

• Deliver your portfolio of projects on the DIO DHS Capital Build programme, setting project direction and ensuring alignment with Defence priorities and infrastructure delivery objectives.
• Provide project leadership across commercial, technical, financial and assurance activities, guiding cross-functional teams to deliver project outputs and programme outcomes.
• Oversee multi-million-pound budgets, procurement and supplier performance, ensuring value for money and effective financial and commercial management.
• Manage programme delivery from concept to completion, ensuring appropriate governance, assurance, risk management and compliance activities align with MOD standards and requirements.
• Lead business cases and investment submissions through the approvals process, supported by clear reporting, supporting evidence and artifacts and performance information.
• Build influential relationships with developers, contractors, TLBs, planning authorities, regulators, internal stakeholders and cross-government partners to resolve issues and enable delivery.
• Provide briefings, recommendations and advice to senior leaders and governance boards to support effective decision-making.
• Lead and engage with project delivery support employed on you projects promoting continuous improvement, inclusion and professional excellence across the Accommodation portfolio.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:

At sift stage, applicants will be required to provide:

• A CV in the Job History section, ensuring it clearly demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. We encourage you to use specific evidence from your experience to illustrate your suitability for the role.
• A personal statement (no more than 500 words) providing specific examples of how you meet the two most critical criteria for the role. Further guidance is given within the Personal Statement section of the application.

Applications will be assessed against the essential criteria, with each criterion scored on a scale of 1 to 7. An overall score will then be calculated using the average of all criterion scores. To progress beyond the sift stage, applicants must achieve a minimum score of 4 on every essential criterion. This means that even if your overall average score is 4 or higher, you will not progress if you score below 4 on any individual essential criterion.

Please note that, in the event of a high volume of applications, the selection panel reserves the right to increase the overall pass mark.

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours/Technical Skills:

Behaviour #1: Leadership

Behaviour #2: Communicating and Influencing

Behaviour #3: Delivering at Pace

Behaviour #4: Managing a Quality Service

Technical Skill #1: Risks and issues (Project Manager SEO - Government Project Delivery)

In the event of a tied score at interview, the order of merit will be distinguished based on the ranking of the assessed behaviours and technical skills above.

We will try and offer as much flexibility as we can, but it may not be possible to offer alternative dates for interviews or assessments.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.